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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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